Employees of the Ministry of Health of Turkey stop citizens in squares, in shopping centers, at bus stops and in parks to measure them.
“Hunting the stomachs”
Government Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a national campaign to combat obesityand Turkish inspectors began to stop citizens on the streets to … weigh them!
Health officers began to act in 81 provinces of Turkey In order to examine no less 10 million citizens to July 10.
Representatives Ministry of Health of Turkey They stop people in squares, in shopping centers, at bus stops and in parks to measure them Body mass index (BMI).
As the Minister of Health of Turkey said last week Kemal memesoglu, “50% of the Turks have overweight”.
“Extensive weight means that a person is sick and will hurt in the future. Young people with obesity are being able to cope, because they are young, but with age, excess weight will lead to orthopedic and heart problems ”– said the Turkish minister, who, as it turned out during the measurement in Ankara, himself is one of the groups of people weighing above the average.
It is worth noting that in Greece a situation with a beaten weight is much worse than the neighbors.
The problem of overweight in Greece: statistics and facts
According to overweight And obesity They are a serious problem in Greece, affecting a significant part of the population.
An adult population
- According to data Global Obesity Observator (2020), about 74% of men And 46% of women In Greece they have overweight (BMI ≥ 25) or obesity (BMI ≥ 30).
- Eurostat (2014): “17.3% of adult Greeks suffer from obesity”that is higher than average EU. Men (18.3%) more often than women (16.4%).
- Attica Study (2001–2002): 53% of men And 31% of women have overweight, 20% of men And 15% of women – obesity.
- WHO (2015) predicts that by 2030 77% of men And 67% of women They will have overweight.
Children and adolescents
- WHO (2017): 16.7% of boys For 5-19 years, they are obese, one of the highest rates in Europe.
- GreekrePorter (2022): “41% of children 10-12 years old have overweight or obesity”.
- HBSC (2018): 19.4% of adolescents (11, 13, 15 years) have overweight, 5.3% – obesity.
Regional features
Obesity is more common in rural areas. For example in the area Keracini (Athens) The level of child obesity reaches 20.3%and in Halandry – Only 2.7%. High indicators central obesity marked on Crete, Islands of the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
The reasons for the problem
- Departure from traditional Mediterranean diet to the western power supply (fast food, processed products).
- Decrease physical activity Due to the growth of the popularity of cars and a sedentary lifestyle.
- Economic crisismaking healthy food less affordable.
- Cultural features: “88% of parents of preschool children with overweight consider the weight of their children normal”.
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